2019–20 RFU Championship, Season records, Player
Rory Jennings for Coventry away to Jersey Reds on 12 October 2019 Sam Olver for Doncaster Knights at home to Bedford Blues on 2 November 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup
The 2019–20 RFU Championship Cup was the second season of the annual rugby union Championship Cup competition for second tier, professional English clubs playing in the RFU Championship.


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup
The competition ended without a winner after the quarter-final stage due to the premature end of the RFU Championship season due to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom.


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Competition format
The competition format is a pool stage followed by a knockout stage. The pool stage consists of three pool of four teams each playing home and away matches. Pool matches ran from September through to December, on weekends when there is no RFU Championship league fixtures. In the inaugural season, the RFU had set out the pools in a regional format to encourage derby games, but this year's competition format was more loosely structured.


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Competition format
The top two sides in each pool, plus the two best third placed teams, progressed to the knockout stage, with the best ranked sides getting home advantage in the quarter-finals. The semi-finals and final were cancelled.


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Knock-out stage
The eight qualifiers are seeded according to performance in the pool stage - with the 3 pool winners making the top 3 seeds along with the best runner up as seed number 4, and the next two runners up and two best 3rd place teams making up the other 4 seeds. The top 4 seeds host the quarter-finals against the lower seeds, in a 1 v 8, 2 v 7, 3 v 6, 4 v 5 format. However, if two teams qualify from the same pool they can not be drawn together.


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
83 – 0 Nottingham at home to Yorkshire Carnegie on 20 September 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
50 – 0 Nottingham away to Yorkshire Carnegie on 14 December 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
Nottingham at home to Yorkshire Carnegie on 20 September 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
Ealing Trailfinders at home to Bedford Blues on 30 November 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Team
Hartpury at home to Doncaster Knights on 14 December 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Craig Willis for Ealing Trailfinders at home to Bedford Blues on 30 November 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Alex O'Meara for Cornish Pirates away to Nottingham on 4 October 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Player
Josh Bragman for Hartpury at home to Doncaster Knights on 14 December 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Attendances
Newcastle Falcons at home to Hartpury on 29 November 2019


2019–20 RFU Championship Cup, Season records, Attendances
Ampthill at home to Ealing Trailfinders on 7 December 2019


2019–20 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season was the 56th season of play for the program, the 15th at the Division I level, and the 14th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Tigers represented the Rochester Institute of Technology and were coached by Wayne Wilson, in his 21st season.


2019–20 RIT Tigers men's ice hockey season
On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season
The RIT Tigers Women's' Hockey Team represented  the Rochester Institute of Technology in College Hockey America during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. While Chad Davis still shaped his team in his second year, he was able to gain stability with a large influx of underclassmen.


2019–20 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Senior goaltender Terra Lanteigne was named the CHA All-Conference Second Team on the strength of a 2.97 Goals Against Average. Lanteigne leaves RIT with 2,392 saves, the most in the program's history. She had been the 2019-19 CHA Player of the Year.


2019–20 RIT Tigers women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Freshman Forward Jaymee Nolan was named to the CHA All-Rookie Team, with six goals on the season.


2019–20 RK Zamet season
The 2018–19 season is the 63rd season in RK Zamet’s history. It is their 12th successive season in the Dukat Premier League, and 42nd successive top tier season.


2019–20 RKC Waalwijk season
The 2019–20 season was RKC Waalwijk's 80th season in existence and the club's first season in the top flight of Dutch football. In addition to the domestic league, RKC Waalwijk participated in this season's edition of the KNVB Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 RKC Waalwijk season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 RKC Waalwijk season, Competitions, Eredivisie, Matches
The Eredivisie schedule was announced on 14 June 2019. The 2019–20 season was abandoned on 24 April 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic in the Netherlands. It was declared void the following day.


2019–20 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 RPI Engineers Men's ice hockey season was the 101st season of play for the program and the 59th season in the ECAC Hockey conference. The Engineers represented Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and played their home games at Houston Field House, and were coached by Dave Smith, in his 3rd season.


2019–20 RPI Engineers men's ice hockey season
On March 12, ECAC Hockey announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season
The 2019–20 season is Racing Club's 35th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina, Copa de la Superliga and Copa Libertadores.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Review, Pre-season
Ricardo Centurión and Guillermo Fernández left for Mexican football on 14 June, having agreed terms with Atlético San Luis and Cruz Azul on 30 May and 13 June respectively; the former being a loan deal. On 8 June, Renzo Saravia was purchased by Primeira Liga side Porto. Three days later, Racing Club announced their first signing as Matías Rojas transferred from Cerro Porteño. Gonzalo Piovi departed on 24 June, penning a contract with Defensa y Justicia. Hours after, following his contract expiring, youngster Patricio Boolsen was signed by Santamarina. A swap with Atlético Tucumán was revealed on 27 June, as David Barbona switched spots with Augusto Lotti and Yonathan Cabral; the latter making his loan move permanent. Racing also paid $750k.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Review, Pre-season
Barracas Central snapped up two Racing youngsters on loan on 28 June, with Gonzalo Córdoba and Alexis Cuello heading to Buenos Aires. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. A fresh loan was confirmed on 1 July, as Santiago Rosales penned a season-long deal with Patronato. A fifth temporary outgoing was communicated a day later, with newly-promoted top-flight team Central Córdoba loaning Marcelo Meli. A scheduled friendly with Arsenal de Sarandí was cancelled on 2 July. 3 July saw Martín Pérez Guedes make a move to Indian football with Delhi Dynamos. Ricardo Noir and Juan Gabriel Patiño completed loans to Belgrano and Cerro Porteño on 4 July. Lautaro Arregui went to Santamarina on 5 July.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Review, Pre-season
Martín Ojeda and Mariano Bareiro were loaned to fellow Primera División outfit Huracán on 5 July. Racing played friendlies with Chivas Florida whilst on their training camp of Orlando, United States and came away with a 5–0 aggregate win. A third youngster made the move to Santamarina on 7 July, as central midfielder Gustavo Iturra headed to Tandil. Atlanta concluded the loan signing of Héctor Villalba on 10 July. A second opponent of pre-season was met on 10 July, as they put five total goals past Florida Soccer Soldiers of the United Premier Soccer League. Walter Montoya was loaned in from Cruz Azul on 11 July. Racing ended their US tour with victories over Miami Sun and Naples United on 13 July. Sergio Vittor went out on loan to Banfield on 17 July.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Review, July
Racing Club suffered a shock exit in the Copa Argentina on 21 July, as they were eliminated by Torneo Federal A's Boca Unidos at the round of sixty-four via a penalty shoot-out. Racing drew their Primera División opener on 26 July, as Unión Santa Fe held them to a scoreless draw on home soil. José Luis Rodríguez signed an eighteen-month loan contract with Racing from Danubio on 30 July.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Review, August
Neri Cardozo departed Racing on 1 August, as he agreed a contract with Defensa y Justicia. Facundo Castillón also left, with him going to Greece with Levadiakos. Racing produced a second half comeback from two goals down to secure a point away to Vélez Sarsfield on 3 August. Braian Mansilla went off to Portuguese football on loan with Vitória Setúbal on 6 August. Evelio Cardozo scored as Racing beat Arsenal de Sarandí on 9 August, in an exhibition match that followed a goalless draw between the two earlier in the day. Eduardo Coudet got his fifth reinforcement on 13 August, as forward Nicolás Reniero came from San Lorenzo. Cristian Marcial was loaned by Platense on 15 August. Racing conceded six goals in a home loss to River Plate on 17 August.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Review, August
Racing dropped further points on 25 August, as they drew 0–0 with newly-promoted Central Córdoba. Racing returned to winning ways on 31 August with a 3–1 victory over Godoy Cruz.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Transfers
Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Friendlies, Pre-season
An exhibition match between Racing Club and Arsenal de Sarandí, set for 13 July, was revealed on 11 June 2019; though was later cancelled. Whilst training in Orlando, Florida, Racing met local sides Chivas Florida, Florida Soccer Soldiers, Miami Sun and Naples United in friendlies.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Friendlies, Mid-season
Racing would meet Arsenal de Sarandí in a mid-season friendly on 9 August in Sarandí at Racing's Predio Tita Mattiussi training complex.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Competitions, Primera División, Matches
The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.


2019–20 Racing Club de Avellaneda season, Competitions, Copa Argentina
Boca Unidos, of Torneo Federal A, were drawn to be Racing Club's round of sixty-four opponents in the Copa Argentina, with the tie scheduled to be played at the Estadio Ciudad de Lanús – Néstor Díaz Pérez on 21 July 2019; a neutral venue, as is customary in the competition.


2019–20 Racing de Santander season
The 2019–20 season was Racing de Santander's 90th season in existence and the club's first season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Racing Santander participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Racing de Santander season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Racing de Santander season, Players, Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Racing de Santander season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team represented Radford University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by ninth-year head coach Mike Jones, played their home games at the Dedmon Center in Radford, Virginia, as members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 21–11, 15–3 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season championship. They defeated Charleston Southern in quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Hampton. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received and automatic bid to the NIT. However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Radford Highlanders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Highlanders finished the 2018–19 season 22–11 overall, 12–4 in Big South play to finish as regular season co-champions, alongside Campbell. In the Big South Tournament, they defeated Presbyterian in the quarterfinals, Charleston Southern in the semifinals, before falling to Gardner–Webb in the championship game.


2019–20 Radivoj Korać Cup
The 2020 Triglav osiguranje Radivoj Korać Cup is the 18th season of the Serbian men's national basketball cup tournament. The tournament was held in Niš between 13–16 February 2020.


2019–20 Radivoj Korać Cup, Draw
The draw was held in the Crowne Plaza hotel in Belgrade on 30 January 2019.


2019–20 Radivoj Korać Cup, Final
This is the fourth final game in a row between Crvena zvezda and Partizan, and the seventh final in the Radivoj Korać Cup overall.


2019–20 Raith Rovers F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Raith Rovers' third season in the third tier of Scottish football since being relegated from the Scottish Championship via the play-offs at the end of the 2016–17 season. Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, the Scottish Cup & the Fife Cup.


2019–20 Raith Rovers F.C. season, Summary, Management
Raith were led by manager John McGlynn for the 2019–20 season for his 2nd season at the club.


2019–20 Raith Rovers F.C. season, Results & fixtures, Fife Cup
The Fife Cup was declared abandoned on 22 March 2020 & league matches were declared over on 15 April 2020.


2019–20 Rangers F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was the 140th season of competitive football by Rangers. It was their fourth consecutive season back in the top tier of Scottish football, having been promoted from the Scottish Championship at the end of the 2015–16 season. Rangers also competed in the Europa League and both domestic cups (League Cup and Scottish Cup).


2019–20 Rangers F.C. season
On 13 March 2020, the Scottish football season was suspended with immediate effect due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak.


2019–20 Rangers F.C. season
The Premiership was curtailed on 18 May 2020, with average points per game used to determine final league positions.


2019–20 Rangers F.C. season
Rangers completed their UEFA Europa League campaign in August 2020.


2019–20 Rangers F.C. season, Results and fixtures, Europa League
Rangers qualified for the first qualifying round after finishing in second place in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership.


2019–20 Rangers F.C. season, Squad statistics
The table below includes all players registered with the SPFL as part of the Rangers squad for 2019–20 season. They may not have made an appearance.


2019–20 Rangers F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances, goals and discipline
Appearances (starts and substitute appearances) and goals include those in Scottish Premiership, League Cup, Scottish Cup, and the UEFA Europa League.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the premier first-class cricket tournament in India. It took place between December 2019 and March 2020. Chandigarh competed in the Ranji Trophy for the first time. Vidarbha were the defending champions.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy
In the opening round of fixtures, Vidarbha's Wasim Jaffer became the first cricketer to play in 150 matches in the Ranji Trophy. In January 2020, in the round seven match between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh's Ravi Yadav became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in his first over on his debut in a first-class cricket match. On 12 February 2020, the Plate Group fixture between Chandigarh and Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Gujarat, Saurashtra and Andhra had qualified for the quarter-finals, with fourteen teams in contention for the remaining five places. Goa qualified from the Plate Group, after beating Mizoram inside two days. Following the final group stage games, Bengal from Group A, Karnataka from Group B, Jammu & Kashmir from Group C, and Odisha, also from Group C, had all qualified for the quarter-finals. Bengal, Gujarat, Karnataka and Saurashtra all progressed from the quarter-finals to the semi-finals of the tournament.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy
Bengal reached the final for the first time since the 2006–07 tournament, after beating Karnataka by 174 runs. Saurashtra beat Gujarat by 92 runs to advance to the final for the fourth time in the last eight seasons. The final finished in a draw, with Saurashtra winning their maiden title, with a lead in the first innings of the match.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy, Format
The tournament retained the same format as the previous edition of the competition. The tournament had four groups, with nine teams each in Groups A, B, and ten teams in Group C and the Plate Group. The top two teams from Group C and the top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the tournament, along with the top five teams across Groups A and B. A neutral curator was appointed to select the wicket for each fixture.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy, Format
In July 2019, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) considered the use of DRS for matches in the knockout section of the tournament. The BCCI agreed to use a "limited DRS" system, which does not use Hawk-Eye and UltraEdge.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy, Player transfers
The following player transfers were approved ahead of the season. The new team, Chandigarh, transferred few players from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy, Teams
The teams were placed in the following groups, based on their performance from the previous edition. Chandigarh competed in the tournament for the first time.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group A
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group A. The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020. The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group A
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Gujarat and Andhra had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group A. Bengal were the third and final team from Group A to progress, after beating Punjab by 48 runs in their final match. Kerala and Hyderabad finished in the last two places across groups A and B and were relegated for the next season.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group B
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with nine teams in Group B. The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020. The top five teams across Group A and Group B progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group B
In the round seven match between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh's Ravi Yadav became the first bowler to take a hat-trick in his first over on his debut in a first-class cricket match.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group B
Ahead of the final round of group stage matches, Saurashtra had qualified for the quarter-finals from Group B. Karnataka also progressed from Group B, after they beat Baroda by eight wickets in their final match.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group C
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in Group C. The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020. The top two teams in Group C progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Group C
Despite losing their final match, Jammu & Kashmir finished top of Group C to advance to the quarter-finals. They were joined by Odisha, who drew their final group game. Uttarakhand finished in last place in Group C and were relegated back to the Plate Group for the next season.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
The 2019–20 Ranji Trophy was the 86th season of the Ranji Trophy, the first-class cricket tournament that took place in India. It was contested by 38 teams, divided into four groups, with ten teams in the Plate Group. The group stage ran from 9 December 2019 to 15 February 2020. The top team in the Plate Group progressed to the quarter-finals of the competition.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
In January 2020, in the round six fixture between Meghalaya and Manipur, Manipur were bowled out for only 27 runs in their first innings. On 12 February 2020, the fixture between Chandigarh and Manipur was the 60,000th first-class cricket match to be played.


2019–20 Ranji Trophy Plate Group
In the final round of matches, Goa qualified from the Plate Group, after beating Mizoram inside two days.


2019–20 Rayo Vallecano season
The 2019–20 season was Rayo Vallecano's 95th season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Rayo Vallecano participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Rayo Vallecano season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Rayo Vallecano season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season
The 2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season was the club's 13th season and their fourth in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.


2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season
On 13 March 2020, in line with the FA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced the season was temporarily suspended until at least 3 April 2020. After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect. Reading sat in 5th at the time, overtaken by Manchester United in the final gameweek prior to the cancellation having had their fixture postponed because of Arsenal's participation in the FA Cup. They retained 5th position on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.


2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 13 January, Fara Williams extended her contract with Reading until the end of the 2020-21 season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season, Season events
On 15 February, Brooke Chaplen extended her contract with Reading until the end of the 2020-21 season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season, Squad, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Reading F.C. Women season, Competitions, FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Reading entered the FA Cup in the fourth round.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Reading's 149th year in existence and seventh consecutive season in the Championship, and covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 14 May, Reading announced that they would be heading to Estepona on 7 July, for a two-week training camp that would feature a number of friendly matches.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 20 June, the fixture list for the 2019–20 EFL Championship season was released, with Reading opening their campaign at home to Sheffield Wednesday, and a couple of hours later Reading where drawn away to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round of the EFL Cup. On 28 June, Reading announced a new principal sponsorship deal with Casumo for two years.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season
On 2 July, Nicky Shorey returned to the club, taking up the role of Academy Lead Scout, and Mehmet Ali joined from Tottenham Hotspur as U23 Assistant Coach. Three days later, Liam Moore was confirmed as club captain, replacing Paul McShane who had left the club following the expiration of his contract. On 22 July, John O'Shea returned to the club as First Team Coach.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers and contracts
On 20 June, Lewis Ward moved to Exeter City for an undisclosed fee. On 27 June, Tyler Frost, Adam Liddle and Ramarni Medford-Smith all signed new professional deals until the end of the 2019–20 season, whilst Adam Desbois, Marcel Elva-Fountaine and Roberto Nditi signed their first professional contracts also until the end of the season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers and contracts
On 8 July, Liam Kelly moved to Feyenoord on a permanent transfer, and Darren Sidoel left the club by mutual consent. On 11 July, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of João Virgínia from Everton. The following day, Reading announced that Jón Daði Böðvarsson had left the club to join Millwall on a permanent transfer. On 15 July, Michael Olise signed a three-year professional contract with Reading. Later that week, on 19 July, Reading announced the signing of Michael Morrison on a two-year contract after his Birmingham City contract expired at the end of the previous season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers and contracts
Reading announced the signing of Charlie Adam on 22 July on a one-year contract after his Stoke City contract expired at the end of the previous season. Two days later, 24 July, Reading announced the return of Matt Miazga on a season-long loan deal from Chelsea, and that forward Marc McNulty had moved to Sunderland on loan for the season. At the end of the month, Reading announced the half-season loan of Liam Driscoll to Yeovil Town and the release of David Meyler, on 30 and 31 July respectively.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Transfers and contracts
On 1 August, Luke Southwood moved to Hamilton Academical on loan until 5 January 2020. The following day, Reading announced the signing of Lucas Boyé on a season-long loan deal from Torino, whilst Sam Smith moved to Cambridge United on loan for the season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Matches
On 6 July, Reading won their first preseason friendly in two seasons, a 2–0 victory over Southend United at their Hogwood Training Ground, with goals coming from Michael Olise in the first half and Modou Barrow in the second half. Four days later, Reading defeated Gibraltar United 10–0 in the first game of their Spanish tour in Marbella. Danny Loader scored a hat-trick, Jordan Holsgrove and Yakou Méïté both scored braces and Andrija Novakovich, Tom McIntyre and Josh Barrett also scored.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Matches
Reading's second game in Spain was against Sevilla at the Estadio Municipal Felipe del Valle in San José de la Rinconada. Reading took the lead in the 57th minute through Novakovich, before a Nolito penalty and José Lara goal game the La Liga club the victory. On 16 July Reading took part in two friendly matches, the first being a 0–0 draw against Malaga B, with the second being a 1–0 victory over Extremadura thanks to a 60th-minute Loader penalty.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Matches
Reading ended their Spanish tour by playing two games on 20 July, the first being a 1–0 defeat to Lincoln City, with Granada defeating Reading by the same scoreline later in the evening. On Wednesday 24 July, Reading drew with Birmingham City in a behind-doors friendly at Hogwood Park, with the only Reading goal coming from Novakovich. Later on in the afternoon of 24 July, Reading defeated Peterborough United 4–2, with the Reading goals coming from Tyler Blackett, Barrow, John Swift and Barrett. Reading finished their pre-season preparations by hosting Chelsea at the Madejski Stadium on 28 July.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, Pre-season, Matches
Reading took the lead through Barrett in the first half before Ross Barkley and Kenedy scored seeing Chelsea go into half time leading 2–1. Shortly into the second half Michael Morrison equalised before a quick fire double from Mason Mount saw Chelsea take a 4–2 lead. With 19 minutes to go, Sam Baldock pulled one goal back to leave the final score Reading 3–4 Chelsea.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
At the start of August, Myles Roberts joined Tonbridge Angels on loan after former Reading goalkeeper Jon Henly was ruled out with a shoulder injury.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
Reading's first match of the season was a 1–3 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on 3 August, with Yakou Méïté scoring Reading's only goal.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
On 5 August Adam Desbois left Reading to join Brighton & Hove Albion, whilst Rafael was released by Sampdoria, with Reading signing him on a three-year contract the following day. Also on 6 August, Reading announced the season-long loan signing of Pelé from AS Monaco, and the signing of Lucas João on a four-year contract from Sheffield Wednesday. On 7 August, George Pușcaș signed for Reading on a five-year contract from Inter Milan for an undisclosed fee.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
On Transfer Deadline day, 8 August, Ovie Ejaria returned to the club on a season-long loan from Liverpool with a view to a permanent move, whilst Lexus Beeden joined the U23 squad from Tooting & Mitcham. Reading played their second game of the season on 10 August, a 2–1 away defeat to Hull City with Lucas João scoring Readings only goal of the game midway through the second half.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
On 12 August, Modou Barrow moved to Denizlispor on a season-long loan deal, with Reading confirming the deal a day later. Also on 13 August, Yeovil Town confirmed that Liam Driscoll had returned to Reading after suffering an injury with The Glovers.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
Reading took part in the First Round of the EFL Cup on 13 August, drawing 1–1 away to Wycombe Wanderers with George Pușcaș scoring the equaliser in the 63rd minute to force penalties. Reading's debut goalkeeper Rafael Cabral saved two out of four penalties he faced with Reading scoring all of theirs to progress 4–2 on penalties. Following the match the second round draw was made, with Reading being given an away trip to Plymouth Argyle.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
On 16 August, Adrian Popa moved to FCSB on a season-long loan deal.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
On 27 August, Jordan Holsgrove joined Atlético Baleares on a season-long loan deal.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, August
On 30 August, Tennai Watson joined Coventry City on loan until 2 January 2020.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
On 2 September, Andrija Novakovich left Reading in a permanent transfer to Frosinone for an undisclosed fee, and Tom Holmes joined Roeselare on a season-long loan.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
On 18 September, Reading announced the signing of goalkeeper James Holden, winger Femi Azeez and forward Augustus McGiff to their academy.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
On 20 September, Akin Odimayo joined Hungerford Town on a one-month loan deal.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
On 25 September, Myles Roberts joined Bognor Regis Town on loan.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, September
At the end of September, James Holden joined Bognor Regis Town on loan as cover for the injured Myles Roberts.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
On 1 October, Yakou Méïté extended his contract with Reading until the summer of 2023.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
On 4 October, after two clean sheets in two games for Bognor Regis Town, James Holden joined Bracknell Town on loan a short-term loan deal.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
On 8 October, Reading announced the singing of Werick Caetano on a contract until the end of the season, with Caetano joining up with the U23.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
On 9 October, Reading sacked manager José Gomes. On 14 October, Mark Bowen was appointed as Gomes' replacement moving down from the role of Sporting Director.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
On 21 October, 17-year-old defender Jeriel Dorsett signed his first professional contract with the club until the summer of 2021.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
On 26 October, Reading's away match against Nottingham Forest was postponed due to the adverse weather conditions in the East Midlands.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, October
On 28 October, Gabriel Osho featured on trial for Ipswich Town U23's in their game against Coventry City.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, November
On 12 November, Ramarni Medford-Smith joined Torquay United on loan until 1 January 2020, whilst Ben House joined Dagenham & Redbridge also on loan until 1 January 2020.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, November
On 22 November, Jökull Andrésson signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, November
On 26 November, Reading confirmed that Academy Manager Ged Roddy had left the club.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
On 2 December, Reading were drawn at home to Blackpool in the Third Round of the 2019–20 FA Cup.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
On 4 December, Reading announced that Michael Gilkes had been appointed as Academy Manager, after Ged Roddy left the club in November.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
On 7 December, Reading confirmed that Gabriel Osho had joined Yeovil Town on loan until 4 January 2020.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, December
On 16 December, Readings postponed match against Nottingham Forest on 26 October, was confirmed as being rearranged to 22 January 2020 at 19:45.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
Reading began January with a 2–1 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage thanks to goals from John Swift, his third goal in as many games, and Charlie Adam. Reading's second game of January came on 4 January at home to Blackpool in the Third Round of the FA Cup. Reading went behind to a 28th-minute goal from Nathan Delfouneso, before Sam Baldock equalised in the 56th. Armand Gnanduillet restored Blackpools lead in the 60th minute before Danny Loader equalised in the 66th. In the 68th minute Teddy Howe conceded a penalty, with Gnanduillet stepping up and trying a Panenka, which came back off the crossbar before being cleared, leaving the match to end 2–2.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
On 6 January, Thierry Nevers signed his first professional contract with Reading, until the summer 2021.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
On 9 January, Mark Bowen was nominated for the December Championship Manager of the Month, whilst Rafael Cabral was nominated for December Player of the Month.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
On 17 January, Bowen extended his contract as Reading manager until the summer of 2021.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January
On 28 January, Conor Lawless signed a new contract with Reading, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2021.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January, Transfers
On 7 January, Josh Barrett left the club to join Bristol Rovers on a permanent contract, and João Virgínia returned to Everton. On 13 January, New Zealand international midfielder Matthew Ridenton joined Reading for a week-long trial. On 16 January, Jack Nolan moved to Walsall for an undisclosed fee.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January, Transfers
On 21 January, Luke Southwood signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2021, and then returned to Hamilton Academical on loan until the end of the season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January, Transfers
On 30 January, Ben House returned to Dagenham & Redbridge on loan for the remainder of the season, U23 goalkeeper, Myles Roberts, left the club to sign for Watford, and Reading announced the signing of Felipe Araruna on a 2.5-year contract from São Paulo.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, January, Transfers
On 31 January, academy graduate Teddy Howe left to club to sign permanently with Blackpool, and Vito Mannone joined Esbjerg fB on loan for the remainder of the season. Later that same day, Reading announced that Marc McNulty had swapped a loan deal at Sunderland to join Hibernian until the end of the season, and that Ayub Masika had joined the club on loan from Beijing Renhe on loan until the end of the season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
On 8 February, Femi Azeez joined Bracknell Town on an initial 28-day loan deal.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
On 11 February, Adam Liddle joined Derry City on loan until 30 June.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
On 14 February, Akin Odimayo and Andre Burley both moved to Waterford on loan.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, February
On 18 February, Imari Samuels signed his first professional contract with the club, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2022, with Reading also confirming the signing of Joseph Ajose on a contract until the summer of 2021 after impressing on trial having left Port Vale.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
On 2 March, Josh Hewitt signed his first professional contract, keeping him at Reading until the summer of 2021.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
On 13 March, the EFL postponed all league fixtures until 3 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, March
On 19 March, the EFL postponed all league fixtures until 30 April due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, April
On 3 April, the EFL postponed all league fixtures indefinitely until it is safe to resume.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, April
On 15 April, Reading announced that Chief Executive Nigel Howe and manager Mark Bowen agreed to defer a substantial percentage of their salary for April, May and June.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, May
On 26 May, Reading's first team players agreed to a wage deferral for May, June and July.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, May
On 29 May, Esbjerg fB announced that Vito Mannone's loan had been extended by a further month enabling him to finish the extended Danish Superliga season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, May
On 31 May, the EFL announced that the Championship had agreed to a provisional return date of 20 June to finish the season by 30 July, with the potential of Matchday squads being extended to 20 players, and 5 substitutions being permitted.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, June
On 8 June, the EFL confirmed the revised schedule for the remaining nice games of the season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, June
On 18 June, Atlético Baleares announced that Jordan Holsgrove had returned to Reading, after they declined to extend Holsgrove's loan until the end of the Segunda División B play-offs.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, June
On 26 June, Reading agreed contract extensions until the end of the season with Chris Gunter, Jordan Obita, Tyler Blackett, Gabriel Osho, Garath McCleary and Charlie Adam whilst it was announced that Danny Loader had turned down the contract extension, therefor leaving the club on 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, July
On 1 July, AS Monaco confirmed that the loan deals for Pelé's loan deal with Reading had been extended until the end of the season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, July
On 2 July Reading announced that Coniah Boyce-Clarke, James Holden and Augustus McGiff had all professional terms with the club, whilst Femi Azeez had signed a new one-year contract after previous deal had expired on 30 June. It was also confirmed that all five loan players, Lucas Boyé, Ovie Ejaria, Pelé, Ayub Masika and Matt Miazga, had extended their stay until the end of the season. Whilst the club confirmed that Liam Driscoll, Lexus Beeden, Andre Burley, Marcel Elva-Fountaine, Ramarni Medford-Smith, Akin Odimayo, Emmanuel Obamakinwa, Werick Caetano, Ethan Coleman, Tyler Frost, Pedro Neves, Roberto Nditi, Ben House and Adam Liddle had all left the club after their contracts had expired.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, July
On 20 July, Reading confirmed the permanent transfer of Modou Barrow to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, July
Ahead of the final game of the season, on 22 July, Rafael Cabral was announced as the player of the season.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Season review, July
On 25 July, Reading confirmed that Chris Gunter, Jordan Obita, Tyler Blackett, Garath McCleary and Charlie Adam would all be leaving the club when their contracts expired at the end of the month, whilst Gabriel Osho had been offered a new contract by the club.


2019–20 Reading F.C. season, Squad, Left club during season
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2019–20 Real Betis season
The 2019–20 season was Real Betis's 112th season in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Real Betis competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.


2019–20 Real Betis season, Players
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2019–20 Real Betis season, Players, Reserve team
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2019–20 Real Betis season, Players, Out on loan
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2019–20 Real Betis season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.


2019–20 Real Madrid Baloncesto season
The 2019–20 season was Real Madrid's 89th in existence and the club's 64th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish basketball and the 13th consecutive season in the EuroLeague. This was the ninth consecutive season under head coach Pablo Laso.


2019–20 Real Madrid Baloncesto season
Times up to 26 October 2019 and from 29 March 2020 were CEST (UTC+2). Times from 27 October 2019 to 28 March 2020 were CET (UTC+1).


2019–20 Real Madrid Baloncesto season, Players, Squad information
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2019–20 Real Madrid Baloncesto season, Players, Depth chart
Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non–FIBA Europe player


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season
The 2019–20 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol season was the club's 116th season in existence and the club's 89th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 7 August 2020.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, Pre-season
On 4 June, Luka Jović signed from Eintracht Frankfurt on a contract until 2025. Three days later Eden Hazard was acquired from Chelsea, while Ferland Mendy was bought from Lyon on a six-year contract on 12 June. On 20 June, Marcos Llorente was sold to Atlético Madrid, and Mateo Kovačić joined Chelsea on 1 July.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, August
The first match of the season, on 17 August 2019, saw a 3–1 victory for Madrid at Celta Vigo. The goals came by Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Lucas Vázquez. A week later, the game against Valladolid ended in a 1–1 draw after Benzema gave Real the lead.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, September
On the first day of the month, Gareth Bale secured one point for Real in a 2–2 draw, after he equalized the game twice at Villarreal. A day later, Keylor Navas left Madrid to join Paris Saint-Germain. On 14 September, a brace from Benzema and a goal from Casemiro gave Madrid a 3–0 lead, before Levante was able to cut it to 3–2, which was the final result. In the new Champions League season, Madrid started with a 0–3 loss at Paris on 18 September. Another goal from Benzema lifter Madrid to a 1–0 win at Sevilla on 22 September. Three days later, goals from Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo secured a 2–0 home win over Osasuna, putting Madrid at the top of the table. The Madrid derby on 28 September ended in a goalless draw.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, October
On the first day of the month, Madrid took on Club Brugge in the Champions League. The game ended in a 2–2 draw, after Sergio Ramos and Casemiro brought Madrid back from a 0–2 deficit. Four days later, Real defeated Granada 4–2 with goals from Benzema, Hazard, Luka Modrić and James Rodríguez. On 19 October, the away game at Mallorca was lost 0–1. The Champions League match at Galatasaray was won 1–0 after a goal from Kroos. On 30 October, the match against CD Leganés was won 5–0 with goals from Rodrygo, Kroos, Sergio Ramos, Benzema and Jović.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, November
On 2 November, the game against Real Betis ended in a 0–0 draw. The game against Galatasaray in the Champions League was won 6–0 after a hat-trick from Rodrygo, a brace from Benzema and a goal from Ramos. Three days later, the away game at SD Eibar was won 4–0 with a brace from Benzema and goals from Ramos and Valverde. After the international break, Madrid recorded a 3–1 victory over Real Sociedad on 23 November. After falling behind early, goals from Benzema, Valverde and Modrić secured the three points.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, November
Three days later, the Champions league match against Paris ended in a 2–2 draw, with a brace from Benzema initially putting Real up 2–0 only for Paris to score two successive goals late in the game. With that draw, Madrid advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament for the 23rd time in a row. On the last day of the month, goals from Ramos and Dani Carvajal got Madrid a 2–1 win at Alavés.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, December
The game against Espanyol on 7 December ended in a 2–0 win after Raphaël Varane and Benzema scored. Four days later, the last Champions League group stage game at Brugge was won 3–1, with Rodrygo, Vinícius and Modrić scoring the goals. A late goal from Benzema saved Madrid one point in a 1–1 draw at Valencia on 15 December. The first El Clásico against FC Barcelona on 18 December ended in a 0–0 draw. Another goalless draw came four days later, in the last game of the year against Athletic Bilbao.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, January
The new year started with a 3–0 victory against Getafe on 4 January. The goals were scored by Varane and Modrić plus an own goal. Four days later, Valencia was defeated 3–1 in the semi-final of the 2019–20 Supercopa de España after goals from Kroos, Isco and Modrić. On 12 January, the Supercopa was won 4–1 in a penalty shootout against Atlético Madrid, with the match itself having ended in a 0–0 draw. This marked the eleventh time that Madrid won the trophy. Next, a brace from Casemiro secured three points for Real in a 2–1 victory over Sevilla.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, January
Reinier Jesus Carvalho joined Madrid on 20 January 2020. Two days later, in the round of 32 of the 2019–20 Copa del Rey, Madrid defeated Unionistas de Salamanca CF 3–1 with goals from Bale, Brahim Díaz and an own goal to advance to the next round. In the last league game for this month, Madrid beat Valladolid 1–0 at the José Zorrilla Stadium to move to the top of the table and establish a three-point lead over Barcelona. The only goal was scored by Nacho. On 29 January, Real defeated Zaragoza 4–0 to proceed to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. The goals were scored by Varane, Vázquez, Vinícius and Benzema.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, February
The first day of the new month brought another Madrid derby against Atlético. Benzema scored the lone goal of the game to give Real a 1–0 win. Five days later, the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Sociedad was lost 3–4, with the goals being scored by Marcelo, Rodrygo and Nacho. With that loss, Madrid was eliminated from the competition. The game against Osasuna on 9 February was won 4–1. Isco, Ramos, Vázquez and Jović scored the goals after Madrid fell behind early.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, February
A week later, the game against Celta Vigo ended in a 2–2 draw, despite Kroos and Ramos giving Real a 2–1 lead. On 22 February, the match against Levante was lost 0–1 due to a late goal. The first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Manchester City was lost 1–2. Isco scored the lone goal for Madrid.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, March
On the first day of the month, Real defeated Barcelona 2–0 after goals from Vinícius and Mariano to regain the lead position in the standings. A week later, the away game at Betis was lost 1–2. Benzema scored the lone goal for Madrid. On 12 March, after a player from Real Madrid's basketball team tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, all players of basketball and football teams alike were forced into quarantine. This superseded the postponements of several matches. On 23 March, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the league was suspended indefinitely.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, May
After a two and a half-month hiatus, it was announced on 31 May that the league would be resumed on 11 June, with all games being played behind closed doors.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, June
In Madrid's first game back after the break on 14 June, Eibar was defeated 3–1 with goals from Kroos, Ramos and Marcelo. Four days later, the game against Valencia ended in a 3–0 victory, with a brace from Benzema and a goal from Asensio. On 21 June, Madrid was able to defeat Real Sociedad by a 2–1 margin, getting back to the top of the table. The goals were scored by Ramos and Benzema. Another three days later, Mallorca was defeated 2–0 with goals from Vinicius and Ramos. A goal from Casemiro secured another three points for Real, as they defeated Espanyol 1–0 on 28 June.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, July
On 2 July, Getafe was defeated 1–0 per a Ramos penalty, which gave Madrid a four-point cushion at the top of the table. The exact same scenario secured Real another victory three days later, against Bilbao. On 10 July, Alavés was defeated 2–0, after Benzema and Asensio scored. Two early goals from Mendy and Benzema secured Madrid their ninth win in a row with a 2–1 victory at Granada. After that game, Real had a four-point lead in the standings with two matches to go. After a narrow 2–1 victory over Villarreal on 16 July, thanks to a brace from Benzema, Madrid won their record-extending 34th league title. Conversely, this was only their third title since the start of Barcelona's dominance in the 2008–09 season.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Summary, August
After the league was finished, Madrid went on to play the second leg of the Champions League against Manchester City on 7 August. The match was a practical repeat of the first leg, with Madrid losing 1–2 and being eliminated 2–4 on aggregate. The lone goal came from Benzema who scored an equalizer in the first half. This result meant that Real had been knocked out in the round of 16 for the second season running.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Pre-season and friendlies
Madrid competed at the 2019 International Champions Cup and the 2019 Audi Cup.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.


2019–20 Real Madrid CF season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Last updated: 7 August 2020Source: Ordered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2019–20 Real Oviedo season
The 2019–20 season was the 37th season in Segunda División played by Real Oviedo, a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Real Oviedo season, Squad information, Reserve team
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2019–20 Real Sociedad season
The 2019–20 season was Real Sociedad's 73rd season (and the 10th consecutive) in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Sociedad participates in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Real Sociedad season, Players, Current squad
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2019–20 Real Sociedad season, Players, Reserve team
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2019–20 Real Sociedad season, Players, Out on loan
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2019–20 Real Sociedad season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.


2019–20 Real Valladolid season
The 2019–20 season was Real Valladolid's 89th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football and the 43rd season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, Valladolid participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Real Valladolid season, Players, Current squad
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2019–20 Real Valladolid season, Players, Out on loan
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2019–20 Real Valladolid season, Competitions, La Liga, Matches
The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.


2019–20 Real Zaragoza season
The 2019–20 season was Real Zaragoza's sixth consecutive season in the Segunda División and their 88th year in existence. Along with Segunda División, the club competed in the Copa del Rey. The season was due to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.


2019–20 Real Zaragoza season, Players, Current squad
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2019–20 Real Zaragoza season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Real Zaragoza season, Pre-season and friendlies
Real Zaragoza announced six pre-season friendlies against Peña Ferranca, Club Deportivo Ebro, Calahorra, Gimnàstic de Tarragona, Deportivo Alavés, and Tudelano.


2019–20 Red Star Belgrade season
The 2019–20 Red Star Belgrade season was the club's 14th in the Serbian SuperLiga and 74th consecutive season in the top flight of Yugoslav and Serbian football. The club participated in the Serbian SuperLiga, the Serbian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.


2019–20 Red Star Belgrade season, Squad, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2019–20 Red Star Belgrade season, Squad, Clean sheets
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2019–20 Regional Super50
The 2019–20 Regional Super50 was the 46th edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The tournament started on 6 November 2019, with the final taking place on 1 December 2019. The tournament featured the six regular teams of West Indian domestic cricket (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands), the Combined Campuses and Colleges team and the West Indies Emerging Team. The national teams of the United States and Canada also took part. Combined Campuses and Colleges were the defending champions.


2019–20 Regional Super50
Following the conclusion of the group stage matches, Barbados, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago and the West Indies Emerging Team had progressed to the semi-finals. In the first semi-final, the West Indies Emerging Team beat Barbados by three wickets in a rain-affected match. The second semi-final saw the Leeward Islands beat Trinidad and Tobago by four wickets to advance to the final. The West Indies Emerging Team won the tournament, beating the Leeward Islands by 205 runs in the final.


2019–20 Regionalliga
The 2019–20 Regionalliga was the twelfth season of the Regionalliga, the eighth under the new format, as the fourth tier of the German football league system.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Format
The same promotion format as in the previous season was used. According to the draw that took place on 27 April 2018, the Regionalliga Nord, Südwest, and Bayern champions were directly promoted to the 2020–21 3. Liga, while the champions of the Regionalliga Nordost and West played promotion play-offs to determine the fourth team to be promoted.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, all five of the DFB's regional associations announced the postponement of the scheduled Regionalliga matchdays in Bavaria and the rest of the country on 12–13 March 2020.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Regionalliga Südwest was cancelled on 26 May 2020. 1. FC Saarbrücken were declared champions and were promoted to the 3. Liga, while no teams were relegated and four teams were promoted from the Oberliga, leading to an expansion of the league for the upcoming season.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Regionalliga Nordost was also cancelled on 5 June 2020. Lokomotive Leipzig were declared champions and qualified for the promotion play-offs, while no teams were relegated based on sporting criteria and two teams were promoted from the NOFV-Oberliga, leading to an expansion of the league for the upcoming season. Rot -Weiß Erfurt had been placed into administration on 29 January 2020 and was therefore relegated to the NOFV-Oberliga. On 25 June 2020, Wacker Nordhausen was voluntarily relegated to the Oberliga after filing for insolvency in December.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Regionalliga Bayern clubs voted on 4 June 2020 to extend their league season beyond September, which meant the Bavarian Football Association had to cancel the 2020–21 season and continue without Türkgücü München, which the BFA registered for promotion to the 3. Liga. Thus, Bavaria is to be represented by a team that wins a play-off series, to be held in the spring of 2021, among the top four teams at the end of the resumed Regionalliga Bayern season. They will have already submitted applications for 3. Liga licences. The Bavarian play-off winners are to face the Regionalliga Nord champions for a place in the 2021–22 3. Liga.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Regionalliga West was curtailed on 20 June 2020. SV Rödinghausen were declared champions. Since they did not apply for a 3. Liga licence, second-placed SC Verl qualified for the promotion play-offs, while no teams were relegated based on sporting criteria and three teams were promoted from the Oberliga, leading to an expansion of the league for the upcoming season. SG Wattenscheid had been placed into administration on 23 October 2019 and was therefore relegated to the Oberliga.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The Regionalliga Nord was terminated on 25 June 2020. VfB Lübeck were declared champions and were promoted to the 3. Liga, while no teams were relegated and five teams were promoted from the Oberliga, leading to an expansion of the league for the upcoming season.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
18 teams from the states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein competed in the eighth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nord. Hannoverscher SC was promoted from the 2018–19 Niedersachsenliga, Altona 93 was promoted from the 2018–19 Oberliga Hamburg and Heider SV was promoted from the 2018–19 Schleswig-Holstein-Liga.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nord
After the season's cancellation, the final standings were based on an average of points earned per matches played.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nordost
18 teams from the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia competed in the eighth season of the reformed Regionalliga Nordost. FC Energie Cottbus was relegated from the 2018–19 3. Liga. SV Lichtenberg 47 was promoted from the 2018–19 NOFV-Oberliga Nord and BSG Chemie Leipzig was promoted from the 2018–19 NOFV-Oberliga Süd.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Nordost
After the season's cancellation, the final standings were based on an average of points earned per matches played.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West
19 teams from North Rhine-Westphalia competed in the Regionalliga West. Sportfreunde Lotte and Fortuna Köln were relegated from the 2018–19 3. Liga. SV Bergisch Gladbach was promoted from the 2018–19 Mittelrheinliga, VfB Homberg was promoted from the 2018–19 Oberliga Niederrhein and Schalke 04 II and TuS Haltern were promoted from the 2018–19 Oberliga Westfalen.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West
After the season cancellation, the final standings were based on an average of points earned per matches played.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga West, Westphalian DFB-Pokal play-off
As the Westphalian Football and Athletics Association is one of three regional associations with the most participating teams in their league competitions, they are allowed to enter a second team for the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal (in addition to the Westphalian Cup winners). A play-off is to take place between the best-placed eligible (non-reserve) Westphalian team of the Regionalliga West and the best-placed eligible team of the Oberliga Westfalen, with the winners qualifying for the DFB-Pokal.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
18 teams from Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland competed in the eighth season of the Regionalliga Südwest. VfR Aalen was relegated from the 2018–19 3. Liga. Rot -Weiß Koblenz was promoted from the 2018–19 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar, Bahlinger SC was promoted from the 2018–19 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg and FC Gießen and Bayern Alzenau were promoted from the 2018–19 Hessenliga.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Südwest
After the season cancellation, the final standings were based on an average of points earned per matches played.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Bayern
18 teams from Bavaria competed in the eighth season of the Regionalliga Bayern. Türkgücü München and TSV Rain am Lech were promoted from the 2018–19 Bayernliga Süd and TSV Aubstadt was promoted from the 2018–19 Bayernliga Nord.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Regionalliga Bayern
After the Bavarian association cancelled the 2020–21 season, which would have been the ninth for the Regionalliga Bayern, and enrolled Türkgücü München in the 3. Liga, the ongoing season had to resume without Türkgücü in September 2020 and conclude in mid-2021.


2019–20 Regionalliga, Promotion play-offs
The dates and the draw were announced on 12 June 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany, the matches were played behind closed doors.


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season
The 2019–20 season is Reyer Venezia's 148th in existence and the club's 10th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian basketball.


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season, Overview
Venezia participates to the 2018-19 edition of the Lega Basket Serie A as the defending champions, after having won in the 2018-19 season.


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season, Overview
They won the Italian Cup and they managed to qualify to the playoffs of the EuroCup Basketball.


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season, Overview
Unfortunately, though, the 2019-20 season was hit by the coronavirus pandemic that compelled the federation to suspend and later cancel the competition without assigning the title to anyone. Virtus Bologna ended the championship in 1st position. Followed also the early termination of the EuroCup season where Bologna had reached the quarter finals and Venezia was the only Italian team at winning something, the Italian Cup.


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season, Players, Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season, Players, Depth chart
6+6 format (colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season, Competitions, SuperCup
Venezia took part in the 25th edition of the Italian Basketball Supercup as the 2019 LBA Finals and Italian Championship winners. They lost in the finals against Dinamo Sassari, team against which Venezia won the championship finals.


2019–20 Reyer Venezia season, Competitions, Italian Cup
Venezia qualified to the 2020 Italian Basketball Cup having ended the first half of the season in 8th place. They won the competition for the first time in their history.


2019–20 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Rhode Island Rams basketball team represented the University of Rhode Island during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rams, led by second-year head coach David Cox, played their home games at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–9, 13–5 in A-10 play to finish in third place. Their season ended with the A-10 Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Rhode Island Rams men's basketball team, Previous season
The Rams finished the 2018–19 season 18–15, 9–9 in A-10 play to finish in ninth place. They defeated La Salle and VCU to advance to the semifinals of the A-10 Tournament where they lost to St. Bonaventure.


2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the First Round of the C-USA Tournament to FIU.


2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team, Previous season
The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 13–19 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA Tournament, they were defeated by Marshall in the first round.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team represented the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Spiders finished the season 24–7, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish in second place. Their season ended when the A-10 Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spiders finished the 2018–19 season 13–20, 6–12 in A-10 play to finish in a tie with Saint Joseph's for tenth place. As the No. 11 seed in the A-10 Tournament, they defeated Fordham in the first round before losing to Saint Louis in the second round.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders men's basketball team, Offseason, Departures
Assistant coach Kim Lewis also left the team after six seasons in the position, joining the staff of Mercer University in the same role. Richmond's director of basketball operations Steve Thomas was promoted to fill the vacancy left by Lewis.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
The 2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team represents the University of Richmond during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spiders, led by first year head coach Aaron Roussell, play their home games at the Robins Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team
Roussell was announced as Richmond's head coach on April 2, 2019, after having  spent seven seasons as head coach at Bucknell University. Roussell succeeded Michael Shafer, who had spent 14 years as the head coach of the Spiders.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team, Previous season
The Spiders finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 9–21, 6–10 in A-10 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the A-10 Women's Tournament to No. 6 seed Saint Louis.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team, Schedule
Richmond's 2019–20 non-conference schedule consists of 14 games, including two tournaments: two games in the Coastal Carolina Thanksgiving Tournament in Conway, South Carolina, and three games in the Anne Donovan Classic in Norfolk, Virginia.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team, Schedule
In the Atlantic 10 portion of the schedule, Richmond plays a total of 16 games, including home and away games against VCU, La Salle, and St. Bonaventure. In addition, Richmond hosts Davidson, Dayton, Duquesne, Fordham and Saint Louis, while the Spiders travel to George Mason, George Washington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Saint Joseph's.


2019–20 Richmond Spiders women's basketball team, Schedule
The first round of the 2020 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament will be played at campus sites on March 3, 2020, with the top two seeds receiving byes into the second round. The quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals will be played March 6–8, 2020, at UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio.


2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 8th-year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–12 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #6 seeded Niagara in the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team, Previous season
The Broncs finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the 4th seed in the 2019 MAAC Tournament, they were defeated by No. 5 seed Siena 81–87 in the quarterfinals.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague
The 2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague is the 55th season of Europe's premier club roller hockey tournament organised by World Skate Europe-Rink Hockey Committee, and the 23rd season since it was renamed from European Champion Clubs' Cup to Euroleague.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague
Sporting CP were the defending champions, but they were eliminated in the group stage.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Team allocation, Association ranking
For the 2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, the associations were allocated places according to their coefficient, which takes into account the performance of each association's representative teams in European competitions between the 2014–15 and the 2018–19 seasons. The coefficient is calculated by dividing the total of points accumulated by the number of participating teams.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Team allocation, Association ranking
Participation is reserved to teams from associations that have an effective capacity to organise annually their own national championships. They will all have at least one team entering the competition. To allocate the other nine places, the D'Hondt method was applied to the coefficient of each association. In case of withdrawals, priority would be given according to the order established by the D'Hondt method.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Team allocation, Teams
League positions of the previous season shown in parentheses (TH: Title holders). As English champions King's Lynn resigned to its place, that was occupied by a fourth Italian team following the allocation criteria.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Draw
The 16 teams were allocated into four pots, with the title holders, Sporting CP, being placed directly as head-team of the Group A. The other three seeded teams will be from the three top ranked federations according to these priorities:


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Draw
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Group stage
The 16 teams were allocated into four pots, with the title holders, Sporting CP, being placed as seeded team in the Group A automatically. The other 3 seeded teams, Porto, Barcelona and Forte dei Marmi, were automatically placed in groups B, C and D, respectively. The rest of the teams were drawn into four groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Group stage
A total of six national associations were represented in the group stage.


2019–20 Rink Hockey Euroleague, Knockout phase
The knockout phase comprises a quarter-final round and a final four tournament with two semi-finals and a final. In the quarter-finals, group stage winners play against group stage runners-up (other than the one from their own group), the latter hosting the first of two legs. The winners qualify for the final four tournament, which will take place at the ground of one of the four finalists.


2019–20 Rink Hockey European Female League
The 2019–20 Rink Hockey European Female League was the 13th season of Europe's premier female club roller hockey competition organized by CERH. The competition was cancelled during the season due to COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Rink Hockey European Female League, Format
Eight teams joined the competition that changed its format and recovered the group stage. The two first qualified teams from each group qualified to the Final Four.


2019–20 Rink Hockey European Female League, Group stage
The 8 teams were allocated into two pots, according to geographical criteria.


2019–20 Rink Hockey European Female League, Group stage
In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a home-and-away round-robin format.


2019–20 Rink Hockey European Female League, Group stage
Only three national associations were represented in the group stage.


2019–20 Rink Hockey European Female League, Final four
The final four comprises two semi-finals and a final and would take place at the ground of one of the four finalists, before it was cancelled.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team represented Robert Morris University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonials, led by tenth-year head coach Andrew Toole, played their home games at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 13–5 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn, LIU and Saint Francis (PA) to be champions of the NEC Tournament. They earned the NEC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team
It was also the last season for the Colonials in the NEC, as they moved to the Horizon League for the 2020–21 season.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball team, Previous season
The Colonials finished the 2018–19 season 18–17, 11–7 in NEC play to finish in  fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the NEC Tournament, they defeated No. 5 seed St. Francis Brooklyn in the quarterfinals before losing in the semifinals to No. 2 seed Fairleigh Dickinson. They were invited to the 2019 CollgeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Cornell in the first round before falling to Presbyterian College in the second round.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season is the 16th season of play for the program and the 10th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Colonials represent Robert Morris University and are coached by Derek Schooley, in his 16th season.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey season
On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season
The Robert Morris Colonials women represent Robert Morris University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2019-20 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
RMU had three players honored with CHA All-Conference First Team laurels, Senior forward Jaycee Gephard earned her spot with her 28 assists enough to be second highest in the nation. Junior Emily Curlett was a first team defender, as the nation's leader in power play goals. Lexi Templeman (Forward, Second Team), Maggie Burbidge (Forward, All-Rookie Team) and Raygan Kirk (Goaltender, All-Rookie Team) rounded out CHA Regular season awards for Robert Morris.


2019–20 Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey season, Awards and honors
Defender Jordan Mortlock was named to the 2020 All-Tournament team.


2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 113th year in existence and their sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Pre-season
The Dale announced pre-season friendlies against Farense, Huddersfield Town, Oldham Athletic, Ramsbottom United, Bradford City and Hyde United.


2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.


2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.


2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches. The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.


2019–20 Rochdale A.F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.


2019–20 Rosario Central season
The 2019–20 season is Rosario Central's 8th consecutive season in the top division of Argentine football. In addition to the Primera División, the club are competing in the Copa Argentina and Copa de la Superliga.


2019–20 Rosario Central season
The season generally covers the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Review, Pre-season
Rosario Central's first incoming was Josué Ayala, who came permanently from Temperley. On 11 June 2019, Rosario Central announced the signing of Ciro Rius; the right winger, who joined from Defensa y Justicia, would make his unofficial debut four days later as the club played their first friendly. Argentino visited the Estadio Gigante de Arroyito on 15 June, and were subsequently dispatched 2–0. 19 June saw Washington Camacho leave for Tijuana. A deal with Unión Santa Fe was reached, subject to personal terms and medicals, on 20 June for the transfers of Emanuel Brítez and Diego Zabala. They were completed a day later. Their next match was played on 22 June, as they beat Sportivo Las Parejas with Claudio Riaño, Fabián Rinaudo, Facundo Almada and Ortigoza goals.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Review, Pre-season
Left-back Gonzalo Bettini was signed by Huracán on 27 June. Ciro Rius scored for them for the first time on 29 June, netting in a friendly victory over their reserves. Numerous loans from the previous campaign officially expired on and around 30 June. Marcos Martinich left for Temperley on 1 July. Luciano Recalde headed off to Platense on 5 July. Diego Novaretti arrived from Querétaro on 5 July, penning a two-year contract. Nicolás Giménez was transferred to San Martín on 5 July. Rosario lost on penalties in an exhibition match at the Estadio Manuel Ferreira against Olimpia on 6 July. They met Rosario-based Central Córdoba in a friendly on 10 July, winning 2–1 at the Estadio Arroyo Seco. Sebastián Ribas moved in on loan from Lanús on 11 July.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Review, Pre-season
Primera B Nacional's Temperley captured centre-back Fernando Alarcón on 12 July. They played out consecutive goalless draws with Unión Santa Fe on 13 July on home soil. Marco Torsiglieri departed to Gimnasia y Esgrima on 16 July, while Duván Vergara penned loan terms with homeland club América de Cali on loan. A Maximiliano Lovera penalty helped Rosario defeat Fénix in a 17 July pre-season friendly. Rosario failed to gain a win on 20 July in exhibition games with Arsenal de Sarandí. Agustín Coscia, the top goalscorer in their reserves, was loaned to Almagro on 24 July. Matías Palavecino switched Argentina for Cyprus on 26 July, as ASIL of the Second Division revealed his arrival. Facundo Rizzi went to Villa Dálmine on 27 July.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Review, July
Rosario Central began their league campaign with a victory on the road against Atlético Tucumán on 29 July, with new signing Ciro Rius netting alongside Leonardo Gil. Also on that date, Hernán Da Campo was loaned to Chacarita Juniors. Nicolás Colazo, from Boca Juniors, became Diego Cocca's sixth new signing on 30 July.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Review, August
On 1 August, Rosario announced the arrival of Lucas Gamba from Huracán on a three-year contract. Soon after, Alfonso Parot's departure to Universidad Católica was confirmed. A goal versus Talleres from off-season signing Diego Zabala secured Rosario two wins from two in the Primera División on 3 August. Rosario shared victories with Sarmiento in exhibition fixtures on 6 August. Rosario met Argentino in friendly action again on 9 August, as they beat them by scoring twice, as they did on 15 June, in both games. Andrés Lioi headed to Poland on loan with Korona Kielce of the Ekstraklasa on 13 August. San Lorenzo and Rosario Central cancelled each other out on 17 August, as Rosario threw away a two-goal advantage to draw 2–2 which ended winning starts for both.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Review, August
Rosario made it four undefeated in the league on 24 August, after drawing at home to Patronato; Maximiliano Lovera scored for them. On 31 August, Lovera was sold to Olympiacos.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Review, September
Rosario experienced their third tie in a row on 1 September after a 1–1 scoreline with Colón, though the result did extend their unbeaten streak to five matches.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Transfers
Domestic transfer windows:3 July 2019 to 24 September 201920 January 2020 to 19 February 2020.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Friendlies, Pre-season
Rosario Central's first pre-season fixture was revealed on 12 June 2019 against city rivals Argentino, set for 15 June, which was followed by the announcement of friendlies in Asunción, Paraguay with Paraguayan Primera División side Olimpia, set for 6 July, and Sol De Mayo; though the latter was later cancelled. On 14 June, Unión Santa Fe scheduled a match with Rosario Central for 13 July. On 21 June, the club announced a behind-closed-doors friendly with Sportivo Las Parejas was set for the following day. They met their reserves on 29 June. A game for 10 July in Arroyo Seco versus Central Córdoba (R) was scheduled. They were set to also face Talleres, but that fixture was later cancelled. Fénix and Arsenal de Sarandí games were added on 16 July.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Friendlies, Mid-season
Rosario met Sarmiento on 6 August in Arroyo Seco. They'd play Argentino on 9 August, just less than two months since their previously meeting on 15 June.


2019–20 Rosario Central season, Competitions, Primera División, Matches
The fixtures for the 2019–20 campaign were released on 10 July.


2019–20 Ross County F.C. season
The 2019–20 season will be the club's 1st season back in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football, after being promoted as Champions from the Scottish Championship. Ross County will also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Rotherham United's 95th season in their existence and the first back in the League One following relegation last season. The club also participated in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key Events
Rotherham occupied second place in the League One table when the season was temporarily suspended on 31 March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Key Events
Promotion back to the Championship was confirmed on 9 June 2020, when the EFL clubs voted to accept a proposal which would curtail the League One season and decide league positions on a points-per-game basis.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Squad statistics, Player statistics
Players with zero appearances have been unused substitutes in one or more games.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
The club confirmed their usual opening pre-season friendly with Parkgate on 9 May 2019. A second friendly, at Farsley Celtic was announced on 14 May. A third friendly at Chesterfield was announced on 16 May. On 21 May the first home friendly, against Leicester City, was announced. A trip to Bradford Park Avenue was confirmed on 23 May 2019. A second home friendly, against West Brom was announced on 24 May 2019.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 28 May 2019 the club announced that 1. FC Magdeburg would be the opposition for one of the games to take place during their German training camp.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, League One, Matches
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.


2019–20 Rotherham United F.C. season, Competitions, EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.


2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season
The 2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season was the club's 116th season in existence and the club's 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Belgian football. In addition to the domestic league, Antwerp participated in this season's editions of the Belgian Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 1 August 2020.


2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season, Players, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Royal Antwerp F.C. season, Competitions, Belgian First Division A, Matches
On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors proposed to cancel the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The General Assembly accepted the proposal on 15 May, and officially ended the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup
The 2019-20 Rugby Africa Cup is the first season of a restructuring of international rugby union competition by Rugby Africa after a loss of broadcast sponsorship caused the cancellation of the 2019 Rugby Africa Gold Cup, itself only the third edition of a previous restructuring of the continent's tournament.


2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup
The new Rugby Africa Cup replaces the multi-tiered Gold, Silver, and Bronze Cups with a seeded group stage followed by a knockout round. This results in fewer matches being played, but also greatly reduced costs and travel times from the round-robin Gold Cup.


2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup
The group stage of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup, Structure
The top sixteen nations in African rugby enter the competition, with the bottom eight entering in the elimination stage. Each team plays a single match and the four winners move onto the group stage, with four groups of three. The four group winners then enter the semi-finals.


2019–20 Rugby Africa Cup, Elimination Stage
The elimination stage matches will be played from November to December 2019


2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
The 2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships is the European Championship for tier 2 and tier 3 rugby union nations. The 2019–20 season is the third of its new format and structure, where all Levels play on a one-year cycle, replacing the old format of a two-year cycle, with the teams playing each other both home and away.


2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
After their win against Germany in the relegation play-off of the 2019 Championship season, Portugal was promoted to the Championship for 2020.


2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships
On 12 March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Rugby Europe announced a suspension of all its matches and tournaments from 13 March 2020 until 15 April 2020. On 26 March, Rugby Europe decided to extend the suspension of all its matches and tournaments indefinitely. On 8 April, Rugby Europe Board of Directors decided to call off the season of Men's Senior XV Conference 1, Conference 2 and Development. There will be no promotion or relegation this year. The same pools will be kept for the 2020–21 season. On 20 October 2020, following the resurgence of COVID-19 pandemic across Europe and local authority restrictions, Rugby Europe has announced a suspension of all matches planned until the end of November 2020.


2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships, Countries
Pre -tournament World Rugby rankings in parentheses. Conference as of 16 September 2019. Trophy as of 21 October 2019. After winning the relegation play-off between the winner of the 2019 Trophy, Portugal, and the last placed 2019 Championship team, Germany, and the win by the former Germany were relegated to the Trophy level, whereas Portugal was promoted to the Championship. Following the 2018–19 season and the promotion of Turkey as well as the relegation of Slovakia, Rugby Europe no changes to the reallocated groups were made, after last year's switch by Austria from Conference 2 South to Conference 2 North for the 2018–19 Conference season.


2019–20 Rugby Europe International Championships, Countries
Legend:* Champion of 2018–19 season; ↑ Promoted from lower division during 2018–19 season; • Division Champion but not promoted during 2018–19 season; ‡ Last place inside own division but not relegated during 2018–19 season; ↓ Relegated from higher division during 2018–19 season


2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy
The 2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy is the second-level rugby union competition below the premier Championship. It is the fourth Trophy competition under its new format, that will see Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, and Switzerland compete for the title, and a place in the Championship–Trophy Promotion play-off.


2019–20 Rugby Europe Trophy
This year's competition sees Ukraine joining the Trophy after winning its division in Conference 1 North. After the Championship–Trophy Promotion play-off of the 2018–19 season, which was played on 15 June 2019 between Portugal and Germany, Portugal was promoted after its third try and Germany relegated to the Trophy level.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season
The 2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 was the second-level French rugby union club competition, behind the Top 14, for the 2019–20 season. It ran alongside the 2019–20 Top 14 competition; both competitions are operated by the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR).


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season
Playing was suspended after the 23rd Matchday due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The season was officially cancelled without any promotion or relegation on 6 May.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The regular season uses a double round-robin format, in which each team plays the others home and away.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
The LNR uses a slightly different bonus points system from that used in most other rugby competitions. It trialled a new system in 2007–08 explicitly designed to prevent a losing team from earning more than one bonus point in a match, a system that also made it impossible for either team to earn a bonus point in a drawn match. LNR chose to continue with this system for subsequent seasons.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
Starting with the 2017–18 season, Pro D2 conducts a play-off system identical to the one currently used in Top 14, with the top six teams qualifying for the play-offs and the top two teams receiving byes into the semi-finals. The winner of the play-offs earns the league championship and automatic promotion to the next season's Top 14; the runner-up enters a play-off with the second-from-bottom Top 14 team, with the winner of that play-off taking up the final place in Top 14.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Competition format
This replaced the previous system in which the top team at the end of the regular season was declared champion, also earning a Top 14 place, while the second- through fifth-place teams competed in promotion play-offs. The play-off semi-finals were played at the home ground of the higher-ranked team. The final was then played on neutral ground, and the winner earned the second ticket to the next Top 14.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Promotion, Pro D2 to Top 14
As noted above, both promotion places will be determined by play-offs from 2017–18 forward, with the winner of the Pro D2 play-offs earning promotion and the runner-up playing the second-from-bottom Top 14 team for the next season's final Top 14 place.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Promotion, Fédérale 1 to Pro D2
At the same time, LNR and the French Rugby Federation (FFR) changed the promotion process from Fédérale 1 to Pro D2. For three seasons (2017–18 to 2019–20), only one team will be promoted to Pro D2 through the Fédérale 1 competition. The second promotion place will be a "wild card" granted by LNR to a club that meets the following criteria:


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Promotion, Fédérale 1 to Pro D2
Starting with the 2020–21 season, LNR will create a third professional league, slotting between Pro D2 and Fédérale 1 in the league system.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Relegation
Normally, the teams that finish in 15th and 16th places in the table are relegated to Fédérale 1 at the end of the season. In certain circumstances, "financial reasons" may cause a higher-placed team to be demoted instead, or bar a Fédérale 1 team from promotion.


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Table
The current table for the 2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 is:


2019–20 Rugby Pro D2 season, Leading scorers
Note: Flags to the left of player names indicate national team as has been defined under World Rugby eligibility rules, or primary nationality for players who have not yet earned international senior caps. Players may hold one or more non-WR nationalities.


2019–20 Russian Cup
The 2019–20 Russian Cup is the 27th season of the Russian football knockout tournament since the dissolution of the Soviet Union.